[opendtv] Re: TV Technology: Harmonic Boosts OTT Delivery With New EyeQ Video Compression Optimization Solution
- From: Craig Birkmaier <brewmastercraig@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2016 06:22:22 -0400
On Sep 19, 2016, at 11:46 PM, Manfredi, Albert E
<albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Sorry, Craig. Whatever point you were trying to make got lost in the archived
format that I read. All I see is a header that says "Show By Year By quarter."
Weird. It was just a .Jpg image of a list with year and GDP.
The point is simple: we have not had a meaningful economic recovery since the
crash in 2008. Real wages are down for the middle class, economic growth is
anemic, and nearly 100 million people have stopped looking for a job. It's
hard to know what's really going on, as this administration manipulates and
twists statistics to their purposes in a manner that makes you look like a rank
amateur.
Reading the arguments on this thread, I have a hard time deciphering what
relevant information such a graph might contain. The arguments dealt with
whether your "the bundle" was static and solid, as you claim it is, on
extendibility of ATSC, competition for TV content, and the "who cares" about
the limits of Table 3.
Good job!
I think you ferreted out the main points, even if you don't understand them.
I have to assume you're agitating about "the bundle." Subscriptions have
declined, from over 90% maybe 3-4 years ago, to 68%, last reasonably
believable figures we have seen. Which means that your nostalgic "the bundle"
must take action. And the content owners are.
Pick a number Bert. We have proven over and over again that you can find one
you like that is within a 10% margin of error, typical of any particular study,
paid for by any vested interest.
I'll try to keep it simple too:
Bundles of live linear television networks are still VERY healthy; they are
under pressure because of two factors:
1. Cost - until recently they have increased in cost at a rate higher than
inflation. In a down economy this is a luxury some people can no longer afford.
2. Choice - MVPD subscribers are paying for too many channels they do not
watch. Much of the library content filling these channels is now available on
demand without commercials from Netflix and Amazon.
The industry is starting to deal with these issues in a manner that will allow
the content owners to move the MVPD bundles to Internet distribution without
taking a significant financial hit.
Regards
Craig
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